1. 1969: GH Opens an Office in London

2. 1969: GH Launches McDonald’s Big Mac Sandwich

3. 1970: McDonald’s celebrates its 15th anniversary and its 12-year partnership with
Cooper & Golin. It was during the early 70’s that Al and Ray Kroc developed the concept
of the TrustBank.

4. 1971: Al commissions Norman Rockwell to paint the McDonald’s annual report cover art.

5. 1976: GH Opens Los Angeles Office

6. 1977: Golin Communications creates the first corporate sponsorship of a national telethon
by signing on with Jerry Lewis and his annual muscular dystrophy telethon.

7. 1992: To salute the man who helped make community services part of the McDonald’s
way of life, McDonald’s establishes the “Al Golin TrustBank Award” and makes Al the first
recipient. It is to be given annually to one of McDonald’s worldwide public relations firms
that best reflects Al’s commitment to community service.

8. 2003: GolinHarris merges with the Benjamin Group and opens an office in Orange County.

9. 2007: McDonald’s 50 Year Tribute to Al Golin and GolinHarris

10. 2005: GolinHarris expands to the Middle East and opens an office in Dubai

11. 2007: The Hong Kong Office celebrates GH’s 50th Anniversary

12. 2007: Singapore celebrates the agency’s 50th Anniversary

13. 2007: GolinHarris is named PRWeek’s Editor’s Choice and Best Large PR Agency and Best
Large Agency of the Year by the Holmes Report

14. 2011: GolinHarris Opens Office in Bucharest, Romania.